Welch News

Margaret Evans Sorah, age 86, of 252 Jason Avenue, Princeton, W.Va., formerly of Kimball, W.Va., passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov.

Several individuals in McDowell County have been arrested on drug-related charges as a result of an ongoing investigation, officials said Thursday.

Cobalt Coal Corp. is pleased to announce the engagement of The Howard Group to provide investor relations activities for the Corporation.

Nov. 3, 2009 BOOK REVIEW: 'The Pie Man' Captures the Essentials of Contemporary Rural West Virginia with Well-Drawn, Unforgettable Characters Reviewed By David M. Kinchen Huntingtonnews.net Book Critic Gerry FitzGerald, a native of Massachusetts who owns an advertising agency in Springfield, MA, has written "The Pie Man" one of the best books about ...

Herbert Roope, 57, 1167 Stewart Street, Welch, W.Va., went to be with the Lord, October 30th, 2009 at Welch Community Hospital.

This year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has nearly $6 billion to award in loans and grants for water and wastewater projects across the nation.

A man who attempted to solicit sex from a minor through multiple cell phone text messages is now facing several charges in McDowell County.

A man accused in a string of Oak Hill burglaries was placed behind bars last week.

Authorities in a number of southern West Virginia counties were responding to reports of storm damage Friday night.

Jerry Beckett of the Cabell/Wayne Homeland Security Group addresses organizers from Raleigh County's Critical Incident Protocol and Community Facilitation Program at Tamarack Thursday.

After being paroled as a "model prisoner," Michael Brant Tustin will again face a grand jury for allegedly injuring and robbing a Cameron man.

Oct. 5, 2009 FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Echoes of Blair Mountain By Christopher Worth A shot.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons operates five facilities in the state. West Virginiaa s general population has leveled in recent years, but at least one segment is showing continued growth.

A Raleigh County agency heads to McDowell County to help homeless veterans. Members of the Beckley VA Medical Center worked to set up shop for a Veterans Stand Down at the Welch Armory.

The award of an additional $2 million in federal funding for the King Coal Highway in Mercer County by U.S. Sen.

Barry Delainey mourns in a neon dress at best friend Kevin Elliott's funeral.

Troopers of the Welch Detachment of the West Virginia State Police finished their annual marijuana eradication program Friday morning, and wound up harvesting a total of 5,621 pot plants in a six-week period - a haul worth an estimated $11.2 million.

A typing mistake has created a $1 million hole in McDowell County's budget. County Assessor Dennis Altizer says an employee in his office hit the wrong key while putting data into the county's Integrated Assessment System.

Area residents hoping for employment at the new Federal Correctional Institution McDowell facility in Welch are urged to attend one of three upcoming job information seminars.

A Republican state lawmaker from Southern California resigned Wednesday amid growing outrage over a videotape that caught him bragging in graphic detail about having sex with a female lobbyist and another woman.